Oxford High students gathered in groups throughout Tuesday, first to escape a deadly shooting rampage and later to find comfort in faith and friendships.
Children & Families
About 1 in 5 children in Michigan live in poverty. Bridge will explore the reasons behind this disturbing result and the ideas to address it.
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Michigan officials race deadline for $622 million in fed eviction relief
Housing officials say they are on track to meet a Sept. 30 deadline to allocate most of the pandemic CERA funds intended to help struggling tenants. It’s part of more than $1 billion earmarked for Michigan, and may help limit evictions after a national eviction ban was struck down.
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$20 million housing fund may help Wayne County settle Afghan refugees
The funding is unique among Michigan’s resettlement efforts, but activists hope other counties will soon follow. There is a humanitarian and economic motivation to attract new refugees to the region.
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Michigan braces for hundreds of Afghan refugees: ‘It’s our turn to help’
Agencies say communities are welcoming refugees, but warn that it could be a struggle for many of them.
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Federal eviction moratorium leaves uncertainty among Michigan renters
Washington stepped in again this week to extend a ban on evictions during COVID. But the latest extension is confined to areas with “high or substantial” infection, a status that is likely to shift week to week, from one geographic area to another.
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Michigan Supreme Court limits use of restraints on juveniles
A year after Grace’s story drew national attention when she was jailed for not doing her online schoolwork, outcry over the shackling of young people in court has resulted in a ban on the practice unless there’s a risk of physical harm or flight.
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Michigan’s affordable housing crisis may get worse, as eviction moratorium ends
The pandemic moratorium is slated to end Saturday, which could exacerbate housing problems in a state that already has a shortage of affordable homes.
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Child tax credits are expected to start arriving in July. Here’s what to know.
Starting this summer, eligible families are expected to get monthly payments, through expansions in child tax credits, to support the cost of raising kids.
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‘Huge’ COVID stimulus could lift 117,000 Michigan children out of poverty
Changes to tax policy buried in the American Rescue Plan could dramatically help the working poor, pushing a quarter of Michigan’s poor children out of poverty.
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Child abuse reports in Michigan are way down. Here’s why that’s worrisome
Child protection advocates warn that declining numbers of reported child abuse cases are in fact a red flag for widespread undetected abuse. With fewer children in schools or visiting their doctors, there are fewer opportunities for trusted adults outside the family to detect potential abuse.